The Liu Family's Demise

"Kill!"

As Qin Anlan gave the order, Tu Xiu's cleaver fell heavily, striking Liu Chongshan's neck.

Liu Chongshan's face, frozen in shock, remained that way.

His round head rolled, completing a full circle.

By sheer chance, it landed right at Liu Ruyan's feet.

Her eyes wide, filled with disbelief.

She seemed not to have expected him to "go offline" in such a manner.

"Dad!"

Watching her father's head being severed before her very eyes.

Liu Ruyan let out a hysterical roar.

She gritted her teeth, a few drops of blood welling in her eyes like tears.

"Qin Anlan, you beast! I knelt and begged for mercy exactly as you demanded, why did you break your word and take my father's life?"

"Break my word?" Qin Anlan sneered. "This Young Lord's word is worth a thousand pieces of gold. I have never gone back on my promises."

"Think carefully. I never promised to spare your father. Everything else was your own baseless assumption."

"Beast, you are nothing but a beast! You will surely go to hell."

"So what if I go to hell? 'Live as a hero, die as a ghost.' Even in hell, your Liu family will be slaughtered by this Young Lord once more."

"You... you..."

Liu Ruyan raised her hand, pointing at Qin Anlan, staring intently at him, wanting to say something.

Pfft!

She felt a sudden sweetness in her mouth, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The rage had overwhelmed her, aggravating her existing injuries.

She fainted on the spot.

"Your Highness, what should we do next?"

Tu Xiu asked tentatively.

"Does that even need asking? Everyone from the Liu family, except Liu Ruyan, pack them into coffins. Don't leave anything behind, not even a dog."

"Oh, right. Before killing them, wake Liu Ruyan up first. This Young Lord wants her to watch with her own eyes as everyone in the Liu family is completely annihilated by my Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate."

Receiving the order, Tu Xiu didn't hesitate.

He walked over to Liu Ruyan and stomped hard on her fair hand.

A crisp sound of bone breaking echoed.

The intense pain jolted Liu Ruyan awake from her unconsciousness.

She let out a cry of alarm.

"Dad!"

Qin Anlan said expressionlessly, "Begin!"

Upon receiving the command, the experts from the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate quickly stormed into the Liu family compound.

"Spare me! I only just joined the Liu family, please let me go."

"The wronged will find their tormentor. I'm just visiting relatives at the Liu family's, this has nothing to do with me!"

"I'm just a servant of the Liu family. I've been law-abiding my entire life and never done anything wicked. Please spare my life!"

"I'll leave the Liu family right now, just let me go."

From within the Liu family compound, sounds of wailing and screams erupted.

They echoed through the heavens and earth, ceaseless.

The eyes of the Liu family members were filled with lingering terror.

Their trembling voices carried a hint of despair.

Many had already collapsed to the ground, their limbs gone weak, waiting for the god of death to claim their lives.

Those who were cowardly and lacked backbone knelt and begged for mercy.

Hoping that the experts from the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate would show some compassion and let them live.

Some with a bit more backbone refused to be humiliated.

Rather than wait for the people from the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate to take their heads.

They preferred a cleaner end, slitting their own throats.

To preserve their last shred of dignity.

More people knelt and begged for mercy, hoping a miracle would appear and spare their lives.

Alas.

They were facing the experts of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate.

The entire Liu Family quickly descended into a living hell.

The Liu Family's Old Ancestor was killed.

Twelve elders of the Liu Family met untimely deaths.

All nine hundred and eighty-three members of the Liu Family were slaughtered.

The spirit beasts raised by the Liu Family were chopped into mincemeat.

Not a single living soul in the Liu Family was spared; they were all annihilated.

Even the egg yolks were thoroughly scrambled.

The one who killed most ruthlessly was none other than Tu Xiu, Qin Anlan's most trusted subordinate.

With a single move, he had just killed two experts of the Liu Family.

Tu Xiu was still not satisfied.

He rushed to Liu Chongshan's corpse and proceeded to dismember it, chopping it into mincemeat.

Even a golden retriever that had wandered into the Liu Family's estate to steal food.

Inadvertently made eye contact with Tu Xiu and was instantly disintegrated into a bloody mist.

Watching helplessly as everyone in the Liu Family was slaughtered.

Liu Ruyan seemed to have lost all her strength.

She collapsed onto the ground, already on the verge of a breakdown.

"Don't break down, you must hold on. Your mother Zhou Caimei's Zhou Family hasn't been brought here yet."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan, like a mad dog, scrambled and crawled towards Qin Anlan.

She was still screaming something from the corner of her mouth.

Before she could even reach Qin Anlan, an invisible giant foot stomped her firmly onto the ground.

She couldn't even move an inch.

Qin Anlan ignored Liu Ruyan's deathly screams, instead, he sat calmly on his palanquin.

The powerful aura emanating from him struck awe into everyone.

In just a few minutes, the warriors from the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate brought all the members of the Zhou Family.

The Zhou Family was merely an insignificant, low-tier family.

Comparable to the Liu Family back then.

There were only two to three hundred people in total.

They were all injured.

There were still traces of dried blood on their lips.

Clearly, these people had not willingly surrendered and were dragged here after being severely beaten.

As soon as they arrived, they witnessed the tragic scene of the Liu Family.

Countless corpses lay scattered everywhere.

The blood had already dyed the Liu Family a deep crimson.

The sudden situation terrified them, leaving them in a state of panic.

A yellowish-brown liquid spurted from between their legs.

They couldn't help but cry out in alarm.

"The people of the Liu Family have all been killed."

"Will the people of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate kill us too?"

"I don't want to die, I don't want to die here, please let me go."

Several members of the Zhou Family were already paralyzed with fear.

They scrambled to escape, but what awaited them was a rain of blood and gore.

Qin Anlan looked down at these people from his elevated position, his gaze calm.

He couldn't be bothered to stand, instead stating plainly, "The reason I've brought all of you here is to tell you one thing."

"This Young Lord has prepared coffins for you. Lie down in them yourselves."

Suddenly, Qin Anlan realized a fact.

The coffins he had brought were not enough.

He had originally thought that the Liu Family and the Zhou Family combined would only amount to a few hundred people.

Now, it seemed he had underestimated their ability to spread their branches and leaves.

The Liu Family alone had nearly a thousand people.

But then again, it made sense.

Poverty in a busy market goes unnoticed, but wealth in the deep mountains attracts distant relatives.

The Liu Family had hitched themselves to the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate's grand carriage.

Anyone related to the Liu Family, even distant relatives who were barely connected, would shamelessly come to the Liu Family to claim kinship.

This was convenient for Qin Anlan, allowing him to catch them all in one sweep and eliminate any future trouble.